(Express delivery of the two sessions) Why doesn't the draft of the "14th Five-Year Plan" set a target for GDP growth? National Development and Reform Commission response
China News Service, Beijing, March 8 (Reporter Pang Wuji) The draft of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term target outline submitted to the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress for review did not set specific targets for GDP growth.
Hu Zucai, deputy director of China's National Development and Reform Commission, responded to this at a press conference on the 8th.
Hu Zucai pointed out that the draft retains GDP as the main indicator, and at the same time sets the indicator value as an average annual growth "keep within a reasonable range and proposed in each year as appropriate." This expression is the first in the history of the five-year plan.
Mainly qualitative expressions, implicit quantitative expressions: this is based on the overall and overall promotion of modernization, fully grasping the development trend of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the internal and external environment, after careful argumentation, repeated comparisons and selections, and in-depth research. Adjustment.
In doing so, there are three main considerations:
First of all, GDP is a core indicator that measures the level of a country’s economic development, reflecting the comprehensive economic strength and international competitiveness. Therefore, the main indicator table of the draft outline of the "14th Five-Year Plan" still retains the GDP indicator, which is just the expression of the indicator value. Adjustment.
Secondly, China’s economy has shifted to a stage of high-quality development. We cannot simply use GDP growth as a hero, let alone ignore the consequences of quality, efficiency and the ecological environment for economic growth. On the other hand, achieving modernization also requires reasonable growth. China is still For the largest developing country in the world, development is still the foundation and key to solving all problems. The draft approach effectively takes into account the needs of both.
Hu Zucai emphasized that the economic growth target is mainly qualitatively expressed and implicitly and quantitatively expressed, which does not mean that GDP growth is not required.
The "14th Five-Year" plan proposes that China's per capita GDP will reach the level of a moderately developed country by 2035, which implies that China's GDP growth rate needs to be maintained within a reasonable range in the next 15 years.
At the same time, other major indicators in the draft, such as unemployment rate, energy consumption intensity, carbon emission intensity and other indicators, are related to GDP. These indicators give specific figures, which implies that efforts should be made to make economic growth and The potential economic growth rate remains the same.
Finally, through multi-faceted calculations, it is safe to maintain GDP growth at a certain speed.
However, considering that in the next five years, the internal and external environment will still have great uncertainties, not setting a specific quantitative growth target will help more actively, proactively and calmly respond to various risks and challenges, and enhance the flexibility of development. Leaving room to deal with uncertainty is also conducive to guiding all parties to focus their work on improving the quality and efficiency of development.
Compared to five years, Hu Zucai pointed out that the annual situation is easier to study and judge, so in the annual work, the annual growth target can be determined according to the situation.
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